For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death; the darkest night is like morning to them, for then they start out on their nefarious pursuits. If one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death; they are as familiar with the terrors of the darkest night as honest men are with the open day and therefore do not shun them. The description tallies exactly with that of criminals of all times.
FOR THE MORNING IS TO THEM EVEN AS THE SHADOW OF DEATH - They dread the light as one does usually the deepest darkness. The morning or light would reveal their deeds of wickedness, and they therefore...
CHAPTER S 23-24 JOB'S REPLY _ 1. O that I knew where I may find Him (Job 23:1)_ 2. Trusting yet doubting (Job 23:10) 3. Hath God failed? (Job 24:1) 4. Job's further testimony as to the wicked ...
JOB 24. This chapter has since Merx in 1871 been subjected to much criticism, the general trend of which has been to deny the whole or a considerable part of the chapter to Job. Peake, however, consid...
IF ONE KNOW THEM. See translation below....
This verse expands the last clause of Job 24:16: For the morning is to them as the shadow of death, For they know the terrors of the shadow of death. The "shadow of death" is equivalent almost to ...
The outrages perpetrated by a different class of wrongdoers, the murderer (Job 24:14), the adulterer (Job 24:15), and the robber (Job 24:16). Those described in former verses pursued their violent cou...
FOR THE MORNING, &C.— _Surely the morning was to him altogether the shadow of death; because he saw before his eyes the terrors of the shadow of death._ In this and the next verse, says Mr. Heath, is...
The lovers of darkness (Job 24:13-17) TEXT 24:13-17 13 THESE ARE OF THEM THAT REBEL AGAINST THE LIGHT; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof. 14 The murderer riseth with t...
_FOR THE MORNING IS TO THEM EVEN AS THE SHADOW OF DEATH: IF ONE KNOW THEM, THEY ARE IN THE TERRORS OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH._ They shrink from the "morning" light, as much as other men do from the blac...
JOB'S SEVENTH SPEECH (CONCLUDED) 1-25. Job continues to express his perplexity at the ways of Providence in the ordering of the world. The poor and the weak suffer; violence and wrong go unpunished....
If _one_ KNOW, etc.] RV 'For they know (are familiar with) the terrors.' THE SHADOW OF DEATH] i.e. midnight. Light they shrink from, but midnight is their day. 18-21. These vv. cannot express the sent...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 24 JOB CONTINUES HIS SPEECH...
This behaviour is the opposite of normal behaviour. Normally, we work during the day. And we do our other activities during the day. Before people had electricity, this was especially important. Peopl...
כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מֹו צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי...
XX. WHERE IS ELOAH? Job 23:1; Job 24:1 Job SPEAKS THE obscure couplet with which Job begins appears to involve some reference to his whole condition alike of body and mind. "Again today, my plain...
NOT HERE, BUT HEREAFTER Job 24:1 Job laments that the times of punishment are not so explained by God, that those who know Him may see and understand His reasons. He then turns to describe the life o...
Passing from the personal aspect of his problem, Job considered it in its wider application. He asked the reason of God's noninterference, and then proceeded to describe the evidences of it. Men still...
CHAPTER XXIV. _ Death. They are as much afraid of the light as others are of profound darkness. (Calmet) --- They dread being detected. (Haydock)_...
(11) Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. (12) Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. ...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
FOR THE MORNING [IS] TO THEM EVEN AS THE SHADOW OF DEATH,.... It is as disagreeable, and as hateful, and as terrible to them as the grossest and thickest darkness can be to others. The word יחדו is to...
For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death. Ver. 17. _For the morning is unto them as the shadow of death_] _i.e._...
_In the dark they dig through houses_ Either the adulterer last mentioned, or rather the thief or robber, whose common practice this is, of whom he spake, Job 24:14; and having, on that occasion, inse...
DOES GOD FAIL TO GOVERN PROPERLY? (vv.1-12) "Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? Why do not they who know Him see His days?" (v.1 - JND trans.) Job wonders why God (who is Almighty) do...
Apparently Job is saying that the wicked fear daylight, just as ordinary people are afraid of the dark....
13-17 See what care and pains wicked men take to compass their wicked designs; let it shame our negligence and slothfulness in doing good. See what pains those take, who make provision for the flesh...
AS THE SHADOW OF DEATH, i.e. terrible and hateful, because it both discovers them and hinders their practices. If they are brought to light or discovered, they are overwhelmed with deadly horrors and...
Job 24:17 morning H1242 same H3162 death H6757 recognizes H5234 (H8686) terrors H1091 death H6757 in the terrors -...
Job 24:1. _Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?_ «Why do they live so long? Why do they appear to have such prosperity?» Job 24:2. Some remove...
CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The prosperity of the wicked. CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: Though wicked men seem sometimes to be under the special protection of divine providence, e...
Job 24:3. _They drive away the ass of the fatherless._ In Job's time there was no regular government or empire, to bring neighbouring tyrants to justice; proof sufficient that this book is of the high...
_The terrors of the shadow of death._ DEATH Scripture speaks of death in two ways. Job calls death “the King of Terrors.” Of a saint and martyr it is said, “He fell asleep.” I. What is it that make...
_Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty._ GREAT CRIMES NOT ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY GREAT PUNISHMENT IN THIS LIFE I. Great crimes have prevailed on the earth from the earliest times. Amongst t...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 24:1 Job wishes that God’s plans for the world and for Job would be more apparent. ⇐ ⇔...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 24:13 Job describes people who oppose wisdom and righteousness as THOSE WHO REBEL AGAINST THE LIGHT. Their reversal of the typical times of sleep and activity (DEEP DARKNESS has become...
_CONTINUATION OF JOB’S REPLY TO ELIPHAZ_ Prosecutes his own view of the Divine government. Enlarges on the crimes of one part of men and the sufferings of another as the consequences of them, to shew...
EXPOSITION The general subject of this chapter is the prosperity of the wicked, whose proceedings and their results are traced out in detail (Job 24:2). A single note of perplexity (Job 24:1) forms a...
Now, why, seeing the times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? Some [now you've accused me of these things, but there are some] that remove the landmarks; and vio...
2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Jeremiah 2:26; Job 3:5;...
Is — Terrible and hateful....